Tunable high-resolution synthetic aperture radar imaging

Abstract

We have recently introduced a modification of the multiple signal classification (MUSIC) method for synthetic aperture radar. This method depends on a tunable, user-defined parameter, $\epsilon$, that allows for quantitative high-resolution imaging. It requires however, relative large single-to-noise ratios (SNR) to work effectively. Here, we first identify the fundamental mechanism in that method that produces high-resolution images. Then we introduce a modification to Kirchhoff Migration (KM) that uses the same mechanism to produces tunable, high-resolution images. This modified KM method can be applied to low SNR measurements. We show simulation results that demonstrate the features of this method.